24 Juncaceaey Liliaceae 



with a pendulous orthotropous ovule. Fruit a loculicidal 

 capsule. 



^v^aidsviAy Eriocauloideae, Stamens ^ox 6. Perianth- 

 segments free, inner ones with gland near apex. 



Only British genus : Eriocaulon. 



Order 6. Liliiflorae. Characters of Farinosae, but 

 ovules mostly anatropous, and seeds usually with fleshy 

 or cartilaginous endosperm. Exceptionally 2 or 4- 

 merous flowers occur. 



Suborder i. JUNCINEAE. Perianth homochlamy- 

 deous, not petaloid. Endosperm containing starch. 



Fam. I. JUNCACEAE. Herbs, usually perennating 

 by underground sympodial rhizomes. Inflorescence 

 compound, usually many-flowered. Floivers homo- 

 chlamydeous, 3-merous, mostly monoclinous. Perianth 

 bract-like. The inner whorl of stamens sometimes not 

 developed. Carpels (3). Style i with three filiform 

 stigmas. Ovary i or 3-I0C with i or oc ovules. Capsule 

 loculicidal. Embryo straight. 



Annual or perennial. Glabrous. Capsules 3-loc, 

 many-seeded. Juncus. 



Perennial. Hairy. Capsule i-loc, 3-seeded. Luzula. 



Suborder 2. Liliineae. Perianth mostly petaloid, 

 homo- very rarely heterochlamydeous. Inner circle of 

 stamens present. Endosperm with no starch. 



Fam. 2. Liliaceae. Flowers usually homochlamy- 

 deous and monoclinous. Perianth usually petaloid, 

 segments free or united. Stamens 6 (3 in Ruscus). Ovary 

 usually superior, mostly 3-loc with axile placentae. 

 Frnit various. 



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